The Haitian Revolution was one of the most important revolutions in the Western Hemisphere. Yet, our barelyfunded school system only teaches children the importance of the American and French ...

These are words from Laurent Dubois’s book, Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution. Dubois makes the point that Haiti transformed the world and played an integral role in the ...

JANUARY 1ST SIGNIFIES THE START OF A NEW CALENDAR YEAR. AND FOR THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY, A COMMEMORATION OF INDEPENDENCE FROM FRENCH RULE. HAITI WAS THE FIRST NATION TO BE FOUNDED BY FORMERLY ENSLAVED ...

The French president paid tribute to Toussaint Louverture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution, but said nothing about the lingering effects of France’s slaving past. By Constant Méheut and Catherine ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Marlene L. Daut is a Professor of French and African ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Julia Gaffield, William & Mary (THE CONVERSATION) Every Oct. 17, Haiti celebrates ...

Massachusetts has the third-largest Haitian diaspora in the country, with more than 87,000 Haitians calling the state home. The Haitian community has a long history in Massachusetts, and more migrants ...